#overdose deaths tag

British Columbia's drug decriminalization was acknowledged as a mistake by Premier David Eby and coincided with record overdose deaths and a worsening opioid crisis.

Public health

fromPsychology Today

3 weeks ago

Cocaine Is Back!

Cocaine is resurging in the U.S., now cheaper and purer, driving a large share of stimulant-involved overdose deaths often complicated by fentanyl.

Public health

fromLos Angeles Times

3 weeks ago

Three more L.A. County deaths tied to synthetic kratom, health department warns

Kratom compound 7-OH has been linked to multiple fatal overdoses in Los Angeles County; avoid concentrated 7-OH products and use naloxone for opioid overdoses.

Public health

fromSFGATE

3 weeks ago

'Gas station heroin' linked to more deaths in California

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), sold at gas stations and smoke shops, is a highly potent synthetic opioid linked to fatal overdoses and multiple deaths in Los Angeles.

Public health

fromPsychology Today

1 month ago

Stimulant Addiction Is a Growing Yet Treatable Threat

Stimulant use disorder and stimulant-involved overdose deaths are rapidly increasing, with off-label general-medical medications offering limited treatment options.

Public health

fromPsychology Today

3 months ago

What Is the Cost of Caring?

The opioid crisis has claimed over one million lives, highlighting severe emotional impacts on families and responders.

Mental health

fromwww.npr.org

5 months ago

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

SAMHSA is being dissolved, losing staff and funding, raising concerns among lawmakers and health care providers about the future of mental health services.

SF parents

fromwww.mercurynews.com

6 months ago

Santa Clara County records its first carfentanil overdose death

Carfentanil is a potent synthetic opioid linked to a significant rise in overdose deaths, emphasizing the dangers of counterfeit pills.

#drug-trafficking

fromFox News

6 months ago

NYC politics

'Major drug trafficker' gets lengthy prison sentence after leaving OD victims to go to Wendy's: authorities

fromNew York Post

6 months ago

Brooklyn

Drug kingpin let OD victims die while he and pals cleaned hotel, ate at Wendy's - now he's facing super-sized prison time

fromSachem, NY Patch

6 months ago

NYC politics

Long Island Drug Dealer Gets 53 Years For Role In Large-Scale Trafficking Operation: DA

fromFox News

6 months ago

NYC politics

'Major drug trafficker' gets lengthy prison sentence after leaving OD victims to go to Wendy's: authorities

fromNew York Post

6 months ago

Brooklyn

Drug kingpin let OD victims die while he and pals cleaned hotel, ate at Wendy's - now he's facing super-sized prison time

fromSachem, NY Patch

6 months ago

NYC politics

Long Island Drug Dealer Gets 53 Years For Role In Large-Scale Trafficking Operation: DA

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#overdose deaths#overdose deaths

A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia

Dangerous 'nitazene' opioids are on the rise: researchers are worried

A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia

Dangerous 'nitazene' opioids are on the rise: researchers are worried

5 new arrests in deaths of De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

SF joins thousands across country in annual 'Walk For Lives' to raise awareness of fentanyl

Snapchat Shares Insights into its Evolving Efforts to Combat Drug-Related Content

5 new arrests in deaths of De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

SF joins thousands across country in annual 'Walk For Lives' to raise awareness of fentanyl

Snapchat Shares Insights into its Evolving Efforts to Combat Drug-Related Content

4 found dead in California home were 3 men and 1 woman, 28 to 51 years old

How Chicago succeeded in reducing drug overdose deaths

Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline

After Nearly 500 Drug Overdose Deaths in SF This Year, a Promising Drop | KQED

Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award

SF Overdose Deaths Back on the Rise, After an Encouraging Decline in 2024

4 found dead in California home were 3 men and 1 woman, 28 to 51 years old

How Chicago succeeded in reducing drug overdose deaths

Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline

After Nearly 500 Drug Overdose Deaths in SF This Year, a Promising Drop | KQED

Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award

SF Overdose Deaths Back on the Rise, After an Encouraging Decline in 2024

Memo to Mamdani: Overdose deaths surged after British Columbia legalized drugs, as pol admits 'I was wrong'

Cocaine Is Back!

Three more L.A. County deaths tied to synthetic kratom, health department warns

'Gas station heroin' linked to more deaths in California

Stimulant Addiction Is a Growing Yet Treatable Threat

What Is the Cost of Caring?

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

Santa Clara County records its first carfentanil overdose death

'Major drug trafficker' gets lengthy prison sentence after leaving OD victims to go to Wendy's: authorities

Drug kingpin let OD victims die while he and pals cleaned hotel, ate at Wendy's - now he's facing super-sized prison time

Long Island Drug Dealer Gets 53 Years For Role In Large-Scale Trafficking Operation: DA

'Major drug trafficker' gets lengthy prison sentence after leaving OD victims to go to Wendy's: authorities

Drug kingpin let OD victims die while he and pals cleaned hotel, ate at Wendy's - now he's facing super-sized prison time

Long Island Drug Dealer Gets 53 Years For Role In Large-Scale Trafficking Operation: DA

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